How Sakumo Hatake vented his frustrations, Yuto Souta didn't know, nor did he want to know.
The emotions that erupt from an honest man who's been suppressed for too long are worth pondering.
It would undoubtedly crash down on the Iwa ninjas like a thunderbolt. The man who once cut through the Suna forces until the heavens darkened would show no mercy this time either!
It would be a massacre...
And bloodshed and violence were exactly what Yuto Souta rejected.
His goal had always been world peace.
All his development and study of ninjutsu were merely for self-preservation...
"So, why did you come back a full day later than everyone else?!"
"Minato Namikaze and your two teammates didn't provide any explanation."
"Until we can confirm whether you've done anything to betray the village, you'll wait here!"
This morning, when Yuto Souta, feeling somewhat anxious, finally made it back to Konoha, he was immediately stopped by the "gatekeeper."
The reason was that his allotted time outside the village had exceeded by a day since Minato Namikaze and the others had returned early.
The ninja responsible for guarding Konoha's gate wore a stern expression.
He seemed like an inflexible ninja, no doubt, but the faint mockery deep in his eyes didn't escape Yuto Souta's notice.
He had no intention of explaining himself.
Because the reason he left the village in the first place was a lie fabricated under Minato Namikaze's name...
Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Obito had been brought back by Minato Namikaze, so naturally, they were fine.
And there was another reason he didn't want to waste his breath.
The ninja in front of him was a Hyuga.
Guarding the gate wasn't an easy job, especially when it was Konoha's gate.
Infiltration skills in the ninja world were no joke.
Transformation, disguise, even body doubles—these were all essential ninja skills.
The Hyuga clan's Byakugan was clearly the natural counter to such tactics...
So, I can't go home today, is that what this means?
Yuto Souta wasn't angered by the Hyuga ninja's deliberate targeting—it was only natural, after all—but he also had no patience to spare.
The development of Hydrogen Release and Wood Release was still waiting for him. A scientist's precious time couldn't be wasted!
"Konoha isn't a place where rule-breaking ninjas like you can just waltz in and out of."
"If you can't provide an explanation for your actions, then you can get lost... Careful! This guy's chakra is active!"
The arrogant tone suddenly turned tense, with a hint of excitement mixed in.
This Hyuga loudly warned his companion to prepare for the enemy, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly...
A brat who hasn't even grown his hair out... just a few words, and you can't hold back that evil Uchiha nature of yours, huh?!
Yuto Souta, who had chosen silence for a moment, suddenly began forming hand signs!
His hands moved so quickly that his ten fingers left only afterimages in the air!
The grin on the Hyuga's face could no longer be concealed.
Making a move at the village gate meant he had the duty and responsibility to take down a rogue ninja...
"Eight Trigrams! Thirty-Two Palms!"
The advantage of Gentle Fist, a close-combat taijutsu, came into play.
No hand signs were needed—as long as the target was within range, an attack could be launched anytime!
But what he faced was Yuto Souta's look of utter disdain, as if he were staring at an idiot...
"You're the one who attacked first."
"So don't blame me for not holding back, alright?"
The speed of his hand signs increased even further!
In an instant, the technique he was most proficient in—and the fastest to activate—was ready.
"Nitrogen Release! Great Nitrogen Stream!"
The ninjutsu master's enhancements to techniques were multifaceted. Take liquid nitrogen, for example: its base temperature was -196°C. With a 1.6x boost, it had been lowered to its extreme limit of -210°C.
The improvement wasn't massive—any further, and the liquid nitrogen would hit the critical point of solidification, turning into a snowy solid.
But Yuto Souta wanted to preserve its liquid form, so the remaining amplification was shifted to the technique's range.
The moment this technique reached lv2 max, the issue of liquid nitrogen volume shrinking due to chakra compression had been resolved.
The area it covered was no different from a standard Wind Release technique.
But with the amplification added...
It became a sky-full torrent of liquid nitrogen, crashing straight into the Hyuga's face!
A scream of agony followed immediately!
Yuto Souta looked at the Hyuga, now purple and writhing on the ground, still screaming in pain, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Haven't you heard... before I graduated, my days were all about eating, sleeping, and beating Hyuga?"
What a joke!
He skipped classes because beating a Hyuga gave him inspiration. He chose to graduate because beating a Hyuga gave him inspiration. Even the proctor for his graduation exam was a Hyuga!
Silently taking two steps forward,
Yuto Souta quietly raised his foot again.
Hmm.
This Hyuga making things difficult for him earlier could be explained as following standard procedure.
That much was true—no fault could be found there.
But now... it was his turn to follow procedure, wasn't it?
Crack—
Crack—
"Ahhh!!!!!"
The familiar sound, the familiar spot, the familiar scream.
Yuto Souta stepped over the Hyuga's body and strode confidently toward Konoha's gate.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind the other "gatekeeper" at Konoha's entrance.
"You saw it clearly, right? He attacked first."
"I'm just a kid not even six years old—I can't handle being scared like that..."
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